David Steele wrote: > On 7/15/16 5:47 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > I can't quite make up my mind about it. It seems pointless to change > > it now, but at the same time it seems wrong to let it continue to be > > unchanged from 9.4. > > > > I slightly lean towards changing it in 9.6. > > +1 for changing it. However, I don't think it's such a big deal since > each version since 8.3 (at least) has had a unique catalog version. > > Maybe this would affect pg_controldata or other supporting utilities but > the server itself should not be affected since it also checks the > catalog version.
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I didn't verify pg_resetxlog behavior, but hypothetically running 9.4's on a 9.5 installation would result in a broken pg_control file. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
